tyrannize
verb[T]
(UKusuallytyrannise)uk/ˈtɪr.ən.aɪz/us/ˈtɪr.ən.aɪz/totreatsomeonecruelly,controllingeverything that they do:
对…施以暴政;暴虐地对待,专横地对待He was one of thoseschoolbullieswho tyrannized thewholeplayground.他是学校里小霸王似的人物,在整个操场上称王称霸。
Controlling and being in charge
- aggrandize
 - assume
 - assumption
 - authoritative
 - authoritatively
 - commanding
 - dictate
 - guiding principle
 - harness
 - have (got)someoneby the short and curliesidiom
 - havesomeoneby the ballsidiom
 - havesomeoneeating out ofyourhandidiom
 - helm
 - override
 - plenipotentiary
 - police
 - policing
 - possess
 - power play
 - skipper
 
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